Lot 56 · The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection
(i) A View of Baghdad; (ii) Portrait of a Man
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,752–$20,628
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection, London · 30 March 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4913014
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ludwig Blum, (i) A View of Baghdad; (ii) Portrait of a Man. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2021, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4913014.
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Ludwig Blum, (i) A View of Baghdad; (ii) Portrait of a Man. Sotheby's, 30 Mar 2021, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4913014.
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